How much hydrogen peroxide to add to drinking water?
We have not yet found an authoritative source that provides guidance on the concentration needed to disinfect drinking water. One of our readers spoke to a company that sells food grade 32 percent hydrogen peroxide. They recommend 1/8 of a cup per gallon but we do not know how they have determined this advice. More on uses of hydrogen peroxide and warnings about this substance are provided just below. According to Dr. Omar Amin, of the Tempe AZ Parasitology Center, who corresponded with one of our readers who asked him about using hydrogen peroxide as a drinking water disinfectant: “You can use hydrogen peroxide if you want to but we do not have a track record of percentage dilution”. Dr. Amin has done research for the US military and for the CDC. H2O2 has been combined with UV light to sterilize water quickly, and this substance is used in medical sterilization equipment. H2O2 breaks down into water vapor and oxygen; if your H2O2 supply is quite old, it may have deteriorated and be in
